This recipe is formulated specifically for freshly ground whole wheat flour from Hard Spring wheat. You will get different results if you substitute anything. To start with, I will introduce this recipe as a Bosch mixer recipe, because I use one to make my dough and it takes 10 minutes kneading to get a nicely developed dough. If you are …

My kids love fig bars, especially those Nature’s Bakery fig bars from Costco. When I used to buy them, I wouldn’t even bat an eye at the $11+ price tag, because it worked out to something like 30 cents for 2 bars, and I felt like they were worth it. I actually bought 6 boxes when they were on sale …

Because of keeping a strict Kosher diet, there are just a few items that I can only get at Sobeys, and while Safeway and Superstore have some of the other things that are unavailable at other stores, I find I definitely need to go to all 3. Really, in Calgary, I find that I save the most money and get …

Yes, we finally moved! 4 kids with 1 on the way and we couldn’t see ourselves making the 2 bedroom apartment work any longer. We were able to rent a 3 bedroom house with a basement, garage and fenced yard. It’s amazing how much space we have now and I’m so incredibly excited by all the potential projects I’ve always …

I have been sooo busy raising littles, you know how it is, right? Really, after the baby was born on April 26th, I didn’t actually finish a post until just this past week. He (Yitzy) is 18 months old now! Let me explain what happened… First, that pregnancy was tough, and after the baby came it was still tough. I …

I just made this milk for a latte, and it was great! I’ll try to do an instructional video later.

I don’t know about everyone else, but my family always seems to feel better when we have fruits every day. Vitamin C, fiber, all that good stuff. We get sick less often and eat better all around. A good smoothie can reduce the tendency to snack on unhealthy or less healthy options, plus snacks can get expensive very quickly.  I …

So, I am inspired again. I got on a big kick trying to find out everything about espresso machines, drooling over the Breville Infuser (on sale at bestbuy) and after a facebook post asking for feedback on home espresso machines, a friend contacted me saying she had an espresso machine in her basement that I was welcome to. It turned …

I have been using cheese again and it has to stop. We haven’t been feeling as good, and it’s really starting to show. It’s a lazy thing. I love to cook, but I’ve been in a rut of “as long as it’s quick and kosher, who cares if it’s healthy”. Yes, I make lentil lasagna and tacos, and I don’t …

  I spent most of the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy in hospital, but the incredible journey over the past year has made me forget most of that long ordeal. My little boy missed me so much. He came to see me every day, but he was so happy when I finally came home with his baby girls. The …